Episode 413: Lobotomies Part I - The Cat...

Henry & Eddie bring you this week’s weirdest stories and true crime news as allegations against a Buddy’s Burger employee have the boys questioning their trust in the fast food industry. PLUS! The Burbank Butt Sniffer gets 170 days behind bars, a Minnesota drug dealer’s customer ... Show More

In this week’s Best Of compilation, the boys bring you a heaping pile of prime-cut selections from some of our favorite horror interviews of the past few years. From icons in the making and slasher legends to the creative minds who bring these nightmares to life, featuring Robert ... Show More

Henry & Eddie are back from vacation with updates on Keefe D and Lindsay Clancy before diving into the return of the Burbank Butt-Sniffer, the deeply troubling Wheel of Fortune announcer scandal, and a possible snuff-tape serial killer uncovered in Philadelphia. Plus, Henry faces ... Show More

What do the Kennedy’s (yes, those Kennedy’s), ice picks and depression all have in common? The lobotomy. Decades ago, this terrifying procedure was seen as the miracle solution to dozens of psychological problems. Today, Bailey digs into the dark history of lobotomies and how one ... Show More

This week, the gals get the inside scoop on a very controversial medical practice. Topics include a forgotten Kennedy, some gross sound effects, and a speed demon surgeon. Grab a glass of Tooth & Nail Stasis Aglianico, shine up your leucotome, and tune in for Lobotomy Crimes. For ... Show More

<p>Lobotomies -- brain surgeries to relieve psychiatric problems -- are rarely performed today, but they were once fairly common. Tune in to learn more about the controversial history and practice of lobotomies.</p><p> </p> Learn more about your ad-choices at <a href="https://www ... Show More

In the 1940s, Portuguese neurologist António Egas Moniz received the Nobel Prize for his groundbreaking new treatment: the prefrontal lobotomy. His procedure was adopted by hospitals all over the world—but the treatment was controversial, and came to be known as one of medicine’s ... Show More

Neurologist Walter Freeman was a top doctor in his field. He was on the cutting edge of brain surgery, even going so far as to develop a new procedure called the 'lobotomy'. Unfortunately, it became one of the deadliest medical techniques of the 20th century. Learn more about you ... Show More

Today we’re bringing you a special two-part episode from another Spotify Original from Parcast. If you enjoy it, check out Solved Murders, free and only on Spotify. It became one of the most sensationalized cases of the late 19th century: The young wife of a playboy medical stude ... Show More

A brain disease caused by a routine treatment, a deadly medical mixup during a medical trial, and a doctor hell bent on proving he can give patients cancer. Today's episode has 3 stories about what happens when you run tests on unsuspecting patients. Subscribe on Patreon for bonu ... Show More

First they came for their heads. Then they came for their brains. In this classic Stuff to Blow Your Mind two-parter, Robert and Joe discuss the weird and fascinating history of head and brain preservation, veneration and theft. (originally published 2/2/2021) Learn more about yo ... Show More